Placket-fastener and skirt-supporter combined.



PATENTED PEB. 2l, 1905.

E. C. LEWIS. PLACKBT FASTENER AND SKIRT SUPPORTER COMBINED.v

APPLIGATION FILED APR.29,1904.

WITNESSES.

NITED STATES Patented February 21, 1905.

EDWIN C. LEWIS, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PLACKET-FASTENER AND SKIRT-SUPPOFITER COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,378, dated February21, 1905.

Application filed lApril 29, 1904. Serial No. 205|477.

To all whom, it 777/04,/ concern.-

Beit known that I, EDWIN C. LEWIS, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aPlacket-Fastener and Skirt-Supporter Combined, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inplacket-fasteners and skirtsupporters combined and has for its object tomake a placket-fastener in which the stays or locking members areentirely7 separate froml each other and of considerably less length thanthe placket-opening, thereby not destroying the hanging' of the skirtand insuring comfort to the wearer when sitting down, said fastener atthe same time forming the means for supporting the skirt, a furtherobject beingvtomake a fastener' in which stays are invisible when in useand to provide means dletachable from the waist for supporting the siirt.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combination of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, and claimed in they specification, and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view showingthe A device as in use.y Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing one edgeof the placket-opening turned back to better show the parts. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing a modified form of skirt-support with the partsdetached. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the plate adapted to besecured to the shirt-waist.

A B are the two members of the placketfastener' secured to the adjacentedges of the placket-opening C, the member A being inclosed within thematerial of the skirt to entirely conceal the same,with its slottedupper end A projecting out through the top of the waistband and theheads of pins D E through the side ofthe material. The member B is sewedto the inside of the overlapping portion of the placket-opening toentirely conceal the same when in use and is provided with a transverseslot E and a vertical slot G at its upper and lower ends, respectively,both of said slots being formed with circular enlargements adapted to beslipped over the headed pins D E, the slot G being first engaged withthe pin E, and then using it as a pivot the slot E is engaged with thepin D, the slot G being made slightly longer than necessary in order toinsure its engagement with the pin E, and thereby prevent its accidentaldisengagement while closing the placket and locking it on the pin D.

His a perforated plate adapted to be sewed to the back of a shirt-waistand provided with a central headed pin I.

J is a vertical slot in the projecting end of the member A, providedwith a circular enlargement adapted to be slipped over the headed pin Ito support the skirt therefrom, and after the belt is in place the partsare entirely hidden from view.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modiiied form of removable waist attachment inwhich K is a plate provided with three headed pins L, adapted to projectthrough the openings M in the waist, and N is a plate having a centralaperture O and slots I), provided with circular enlargements adapted tobe sprung over the pins L to detachably lock the plate K in position,`the placket-fastener being hooked to the central pin, as beforedescribed, and the slotted plates Q to the pins on either side toimprove the hanging of the skirt and hold down the waist. both of saidplates being sewed to the skirt-band on opposite sides of theplacket-opening,

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim is-H l. Aplacket-fastener and skirt-supporter combined, comprising a plateadapted to be secured to the Waist of the wearer, a headed pin carriedby said plate, two separate members adapted to be secured to theadjacent edges of a placket-opening, one of said members being providedwith slots having enlargements, and headed pins carried by the othermember engaging said slots, said last-mentioned member provided with aslot at its upper end having an enlargement.

2. A placket-fastener and sl irtfsLipporter combined, comprising twoseparate members IOO adapted to be secured to the -adjacent edges of aplacket-opening', one of said members being provided with a longitudinaland a transverse slot at its opposite ends, pins carried by the othermember engaging said slots, said lastmentioned member provided with aslot at its upper end, and a plate secured to the waist of the wearerhaving a pin engaging said slot.

'3. A placket-fastener and skirt-supporter combined, comprising twoseparate members,

one of said members provided with a longif tudinal and a transverseslot, pins carried by the other member engaging said slot, one of saidmembers provided with an opening near its upper end, a plate, headedpins on said plate, one adapted to be engaged by the opening in saidmember, and apertured plates adapted to be secured to the waistband ofthe skirt and engage said pins.

4. A placket-fastener and skirt-supporter combined, comprising twoseparate members adapted to be secured to the adjacent edges of aplacket-opening, one oi' said members provided with a longitudinal and atransverse slot near its opposite ends, pins carried by the other memberengaging said slots and having an opening near its upper end, a plate,pins on said plate', a second plate having openingsl engaglug saidpins'and separate plates having apertures adapted to engage said pins.

5. A placket-fastener and skirt-supporter combined, comprising twoseparate members adapted to be secured to the adjacent edges of aplacket-opening, one of said members provided with a longitudinal and atransverse slot having enlargements and headed pins carried by the othermember fitting in said enlargements and engaging said slots, a plate,headed pins on said plate, a second plate having a central opening andopenings having slots leading therefrom engaging said pins, aperturedplates having slots leading therefrom to engage said pins, and one oi'said members having a slotted opening near its upper end adapted toengage one of said pins.

In testimony whereoi'- I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDI/VIN C. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

JEROME N. ToPLIFF, OTTO F. BARTHEL.

